According to BBC Sport, two professional footballers currently playing in English league football have been selected to represent the national team of Curaçao as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

According to GoogleNewsEN, the players in question are affiliated with Sheffield United, commonly referred to as ‘the Blades’, and Middlesbrough, commonly referred to as ‘Boro’. Both players have received international call-ups to feature for Curaçao in the upcoming qualifying fixtures.

Curaçao is participating in the CONCACAF qualification rounds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Curaçao national team has demonstrated consistent development in recent years and has established a pattern of attracting players based in European professional leagues for international duty.

Further details regarding the specific identities of the players concerned, the precise fixtures for which they have been selected, and the corresponding match dates could not be confirmed on the basis of the available source material.

The parties concerned could not be reached for comment.